McKenzi Himes
32 McKenzi Himes
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    0
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Mt. Vernon, Ky.
  • High School:
    Rockcastle County High School
  • Position:
    C
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    12.7
  • fg %
    57.5
  • 3pt %
    14.3
  • ft %
    55.9
  • reb/g
    5.3
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

Third year as a Bulldog

As a Junior (2022-23)

  • Started all 28 games in a season that ended with her earning All-AAC Second Team honors
  • Led all Union players with 13.8 points per game
  • Led the AAC in field goal percentage for the second year in a row (56.6 percent)
  • Scored in double figures 19 times, topping 20 points on six occasions
  • Scored a career-high 26 points against Tennessee Wesleyan Dec. 10
  • Made a career-high 12 field goals in a 25-point game against Bluefield Nov. 17
  • Shot 50 percent or better from the field 20 times
  • Shot 54.4 percent or better in 14 of the first 15 games she played in, shooting 60 percent or better 11 times in that stretch
  • Named Union's Female Athlete of the Year at the Co-Curricular Awards in April
  • Was the team's Champion of Character selection by the AAC

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

  • Played in 29 games with 20 starts
  • Third on the team in points (9.7) and rebounds (4.7) per game)
  • Led the AAC and was second in the NAIA in field goal percentage at 64 percent, the best single-season mark in program history
  • Had a career-best 23 points against West Virginia Tech on Nov. 28, one of 15 double-digit scoring performances she had during the season
  • Had her first career double-double, recording 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Columbia International (S.C.) Feb. 14
  • Shot better than 50 percent from the field 20 times and made 100 percent of her attempts on five different occassions

As A Freshman (2020-21):

  • Appeared in 20 games making two starts
  • Tallied 95 points with a 56.5 percent shooting, 40 rebounds, 16 assists, three blocks, nine steals, and went 17-31 in free throw attempts
  • Averaged 4.8 points per game and 2 rebounds per game
  • Had a season-high 17 points and 6 rebounds against Johnson University; and 1 assist against Reinhardt (Ga.)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 6 at Kentucky Christian W, 88-79
Feb 10 Truett-McConnell W, 66-61
Feb 14 at Columbia (SC) L, 82-78
Feb 21 at Bryan (TN) L, 112-55
Feb 24 Kentucky Christian W, 55-48
Feb 28 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan L, 65-63
  Overall
Games 29
Games started 28
Minutes 595
Minutes per game 20.5
FG 146-254
FG Pct 57.5
3PT 1-7
3PT Pct 14.3
FT 76-136
FT Pct 55.9
Off rebounds 55
Def rebounds 98
Total rebounds 153
Rebounds per game 5.3
Personal fouls 101
Disqualifications 9
Assists 19
Turnovers 46
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4
Steals 21
Blocks 6
Points 369
Points per game 12.7
Points per 40 min 24.8

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 4 vs. Rochester L, 104-47 1 24 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 6-9 66.7 16
Nov 5 at Rio Grande L, 116-44 1 18 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 8
Nov 8 Pikeville ( KY) L, 105-50 1 17 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Nov 11 at Johnson (TN) L, 103-38 1 18 5-15 33.3 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 11
Nov 14 at Montreat (NC) L, 65-52 1 28 8-14 57.1 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 19
Nov 16 Reinhardt (GA) L, 95-46 1 18 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 5
Nov 21 at Milligan (TN) L, 73-53 1 21 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 13
Nov 24 vs. Georgetown L, 111-40 1 10 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 25 at Campbellsville (KY) L, 119-48 1 11 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 7
Nov 29 at Bluefield (VA) L, 83-78 1 23 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 15
Dec 2 Brenau (GA) W, 62-61 1 21 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 7
Dec 6 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 77-68 1 27 8-12 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-6 33.3 18
Dec 13 at Lincoln Memorial L, 105-52 1 18 1-7 14.3 0-1 0.0 6-8 75.0 8
Dec 28 at Cumberlands (KY) L, 104-50 1 19 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-6 16.7 3
Jan 2 Montreat (NC) W, 62-58 - 13 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 9
Jan 4 at Brenau (GA) L, 70-60 1 24 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 6 at Reinhardt (GA) L, 86-58 1 20 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 1-5 20.0 17
Jan 10 at Pikeville ( KY) L, 104-55 1 19 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 16
Jan 13 Bluefield (VA) W, 73-52 1 27 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 22
Jan 20 Milligan (TN) L, 106-50 1 24 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 15
Jan 27 St. Andrews (NC) W, 86-83 1 26 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 20
Jan 31 Johnson (TN) L, 94-73 1 25 9-14 64.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 18
Feb 3 at CIU (SC) W, 69-53 1 18 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 6 at Kentucky Christian W, 88-79 1 23 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 19
Feb 10 Truett-McConnell W, 66-61 1 18 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 10
Feb 14 at Columbia (SC) L, 82-78 1 18 7-8 87.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 15
Feb 21 at Bryan (TN) L, 112-55 1 20 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 24 Kentucky Christian W, 55-48 1 18 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 17
Feb 28 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan L, 65-63 1 29 11-13 84.6 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 25

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 4 vs. Rochester L, 104-47 1 24 5 4 9 0 3 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 5 at Rio Grande L, 116-44 1 18 0 1 1 1 2 0.5 2 0 4 -
Nov 8 Pikeville ( KY) L, 105-50 1 17 1 4 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 11 at Johnson (TN) L, 103-38 1 18 3 5 8 1 6 0.2 0 0 2 -
Nov 14 at Montreat (NC) L, 65-52 1 28 4 5 9 0 3 0.0 2 2 3 -
Nov 16 Reinhardt (GA) L, 95-46 1 18 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 1 0 5 1
Nov 21 at Milligan (TN) L, 73-53 1 21 0 4 4 0 3 0.0 2 1 5 1
Nov 24 vs. Georgetown L, 111-40 1 10 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 5 1
Nov 25 at Campbellsville (KY) L, 119-48 1 11 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 0 0 5 1
Nov 29 at Bluefield (VA) L, 83-78 1 23 1 2 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 5 1
Dec 2 Brenau (GA) W, 62-61 1 21 0 4 4 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Dec 6 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 77-68 1 27 3 1 4 1 0 - 1 1 3 -
Dec 13 at Lincoln Memorial L, 105-52 1 18 2 4 6 1 1 1.0 0 0 5 1
Dec 28 at Cumberlands (KY) L, 104-50 1 19 1 2 3 3 6 0.5 2 0 3 -
Jan 2 Montreat (NC) W, 62-58 - 13 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 5 1
Jan 4 at Brenau (GA) L, 70-60 1 24 0 4 4 1 2 0.5 1 0 4 -
Jan 6 at Reinhardt (GA) L, 86-58 1 20 4 4 8 1 1 1.0 0 1 2 -
Jan 10 at Pikeville ( KY) L, 104-55 1 19 1 2 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 13 Bluefield (VA) W, 73-52 1 27 5 5 10 1 0 - 1 0 4 -
Jan 20 Milligan (TN) L, 106-50 1 24 3 5 8 0 0 - 2 0 3 -
Jan 27 St. Andrews (NC) W, 86-83 1 26 5 5 10 1 2 0.5 0 0 5 1
Jan 31 Johnson (TN) L, 94-73 1 25 3 5 8 1 0 - 1 0 5 1
Feb 3 at CIU (SC) W, 69-53 1 18 1 4 5 0 4 0.0 2 0 2 -
Feb 6 at Kentucky Christian W, 88-79 1 23 3 4 7 1 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 10 Truett-McConnell W, 66-61 1 18 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 1 3 -
Feb 14 at Columbia (SC) L, 82-78 1 18 1 6 7 1 2 0.5 2 0 4 0
Feb 21 at Bryan (TN) L, 112-55 1 20 2 2 4 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 24 Kentucky Christian W, 55-48 1 18 3 7 10 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 28 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan L, 65-63 1 29 2 4 6 0 2 0.0 0 0 4 -

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 29 28 20.5 5.0-8.8 57.5 0.0-0.2 14.3 2.6-4.7 55.9 12.7
Conference 22 21 21.2 5.6-9.4 59.4 0.0-0.2 0.0 2.5-4.4 55.7 13.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 10 21.3 5.5-8.7 62.5 0.0-0.2 0.0 3.0-5.5 55.0 13.9
Away 15 15 19.9 4.6-8.6 53.5 0.1-0.3 20.0 2.3-4.1 55.7 11.5
Neutral 3 3 21.0 5.7-9.7 58.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-5.0 60.0 14.3
Result Wins 8 7 20.5 5.2-7.5 70.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.8-6.0 62.5 14.3
Losses 21 21 20.5 5.0-9.2 53.6 0.0-0.3 14.3 2.2-4.2 52.3 12.1
Month November 10 10 18.8 4.2-9.0 46.7 0.1-0.3 33.3 2.3-4.1 56.1 10.8
December 4 4 21.3 2.8-5.5 50.0 0.0-0.8 0.0 3.5-6.8 51.9 9.0
January 8 7 22.3 6.5-11.1 58.4 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.6 51.4 15.4
February 7 7 20.6 5.9-7.6 77.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.9-4.4 64.5 14.6

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 29 28 595 146-254 57.5 1-7 14.3 76-136 55.9 369
Conference 22 21 466 123-207 59.4 0-5 0.0 54-97 55.7 300
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 11 10 234 60-96 62.5 0-2 0.0 33-60 55.0 153
Away 15 15 298 69-129 53.5 1-5 20.0 34-61 55.7 173
Neutral 3 3 63 17-29 58.6 0-0 - 9-15 60.0 43
Result Wins 8 7 164 42-60 70.0 0-0 - 30-48 62.5 114
Losses 21 21 431 104-194 53.6 1-7 14.3 46-88 52.3 255
Month November 10 10 188 42-90 46.7 1-3 33.3 23-41 56.1 108
December 4 4 85 11-22 50.0 0-3 0.0 14-27 51.9 36
January 8 7 178 52-89 58.4 0-0 - 19-37 51.4 123
February 7 7 144 41-53 77.4 0-1 0.0 20-31 64.5 102

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 29 28 20.5 9.8-17.1 57.5 0.1-0.5 14.3 5.1-9.1 55.9 24.8
Conference 22 21 21.2 10.6-17.8 59.4 0.0-0.4 0.0 4.6-8.3 55.7 25.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 10 21.3 10.3-16.4 62.5 0.0-0.3 0.0 5.6-10.3 55.0 26.2
Away 15 15 19.9 9.3-17.3 53.5 0.1-0.7 20.0 4.6-8.2 55.7 23.2
Neutral 3 3 21.0 10.8-18.4 58.6 0.0-0.0 - 5.7-9.5 60.0 27.3
Result Wins 8 7 20.5 10.2-14.6 70.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.3-11.7 62.5 27.8
Losses 21 21 20.5 9.7-18.0 53.6 0.1-0.6 14.3 4.3-8.2 52.3 23.7
Month November 10 10 18.8 8.9-19.1 46.7 0.2-0.6 33.3 4.9-8.7 56.1 23.0
December 4 4 21.3 5.2-10.4 50.0 0.0-1.4 0.0 6.6-12.7 51.9 16.9
January 8 7 22.3 11.7-20.0 58.4 0.0-0.0 - 4.3-8.3 51.4 27.6
February 7 7 20.6 11.4-14.7 77.4 0.0-0.3 0.0 5.6-8.6 64.5 28.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 29 28 20.5 1.9 3.4 5.3 3.5 0.3 0.7 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.2
Conference 22 21 21.2 2.0 3.7 5.7 3.4 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 10 21.3 2.2 3.5 5.7 3.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.2
Away 15 15 19.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 3.3 0.3 0.9 2.2 0.4 1.0 0.3
Neutral 3 3 21.0 2.3 3.0 5.3 3.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 7 20.5 2.3 3.9 6.1 3.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.1
Losses 21 21 20.5 1.8 3.2 5.0 3.5 0.3 0.7 1.9 0.3 0.8 0.2
Month November 10 10 18.8 1.5 2.8 4.3 3.7 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.2 0.8 0.3
December 4 4 21.3 1.5 2.8 4.3 3.8 0.3 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.3
January 8 7 22.3 2.8 3.8 6.5 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.1
February 7 7 20.6 1.7 4.1 5.9 2.7 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.1

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 29 28 595 55 98 153 101 9 19 46 0.4 21 6
Conference 22 21 466 44 81 125 74 6 13 29 0.4 17 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 10 234 24 39 63 41 4 6 6 1.0 6 2
Away 15 15 298 24 50 74 50 4 13 33 0.4 15 4
Neutral 3 3 63 7 9 16 10 1 0 7 0.0 0 0
Result Wins 8 7 164 18 31 49 27 2 5 6 0.8 4 1
Losses 21 21 431 37 67 104 74 7 14 40 0.3 17 5
Month November 10 10 188 15 28 43 37 5 4 25 0.2 8 3
December 4 4 85 6 11 17 15 1 5 7 0.7 3 1
January 8 7 178 22 30 52 30 3 7 6 1.2 5 1
February 7 7 144 12 29 41 19 0 3 8 0.4 5 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 29 28 20.5 3.7 6.6 10.3 6.8 0.6 1.3 3.1 0.4 1.4 0.4
Conference 22 21 21.2 3.8 7.0 10.7 6.4 0.5 1.1 2.5 0.4 1.5 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 10 21.3 4.1 6.7 10.8 7.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3
Away 15 15 19.9 3.2 6.7 9.9 6.7 0.5 1.7 4.4 0.4 2.0 0.5
Neutral 3 3 21.0 4.4 5.7 10.2 6.3 0.6 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 7 20.5 4.4 7.6 12.0 6.6 0.5 1.2 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.2
Losses 21 21 20.5 3.4 6.2 9.7 6.9 0.6 1.3 3.7 0.3 1.6 0.5
Month November 10 10 18.8 3.2 6.0 9.1 7.9 1.1 0.9 5.3 0.2 1.7 0.6
December 4 4 21.3 2.8 5.2 8.0 7.1 0.5 2.4 3.3 0.7 1.4 0.5
January 8 7 22.3 4.9 6.7 11.7 6.7 0.7 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.2
February 7 7 20.6 3.3 8.1 11.4 5.3 0.0 0.8 2.2 0.4 1.4 0.3

News Mentions

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Union WBB has four student-athletes named to CSC Academic All-District Team

Morgan Blakley, McKenzi Himes, Ciara Uphoff, and Claire Belcher each earned this distinction for the Union Bulldogs.

April 2, 2024

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No. 10 seeded Union falls against No. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan in AAC Tournament

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February 28, 2024

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Brady named to All-AAC Second Team & selected as Newcomer of the Year; Smith selected to AAC All-Freshmen Team

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February 27, 2024

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Union wins 55-48 on Senior Day against KCU

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February 24, 2024

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The Bulldogs fall at Bryan

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February 21, 2024

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Union falls 82-78 at Columbia

The Bulldogs led by 10 points in the fourth quarter, but Columbia won the matchup 82-78.

February 14, 2024

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The Bulldogs defeat Truett McConnell 66-61

Union outscored Truett McConnell 25-13 in the third quarter.

February 10, 2024

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Union defeats KCU 88-79

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February 6, 2024

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Union wins at CIU 69-53

The Bulldogs led by as many as 31 points. Madison Brady tallied 20 points and nine rebounds, which led all players in each category.

February 3, 2024

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The Bulldogs fall against Johnson

The Union College women’s basketball team hosted Johnson on Wednesday. The Bulldogs fell short 94-73.

February 1, 2024

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Union defeats St. Andrews 86-83

The Bulldogs led by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter.

January 27, 2024

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Union comes up short against Pikeville

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January 10, 2024

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The Bulldogs come up short at Reinhardt

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January 6, 2024

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Union shoots well from 3-PT range, but falls at Brenau

The Bulldogs were 16-of-39 from 3-point range, but the Golden Tigers won 70-60.

January 4, 2024

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Brady and Smith have stellar performances as Union defeats Montreat 62-58

The Union College women’s basketball team picked up a conference win on Tuesday night with a 62-58 victory over Montreat.

January 3, 2024

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Union overcomes double-digit deficit to defeat Brenau 62-61

The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half.

December 2, 2023

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The Bulldogs fall at Bluefield

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November 29, 2023

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The Bulldogs come up short against No. 1 Campbellsville

The Union College women’s basketball team played against No. 1 Campbellsville in a game that started on Saturday night, but ended early...

November 26, 2023

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Union falls short against No. 21 Georgetown

The Union College women's basketball team played against No. 21 Georgetown on Friday, Nov. 24. It marked the first of two games for the Bulldogs...

November 24, 2023

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The Bulldogs come up short at Milligan

The Union College women’s basketball team fell short 73-53 at Milligan on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in a conference matchup.

November 22, 2023

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The Bulldogs dominate the rebounding battle, but fall 65-52 at Montreat

The Bulldogs recorded 16 offensive rebounds, while Montreat tallied 15 defensive rebounds.

November 15, 2023

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Women’s basketball falls short at Johnson

The Union College women’s basketball team played at Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 11, in a conference matchup.

November 12, 2023

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Women’s basketball falls against Pikeville

The Union College women’s basketball team fell short on Wednesday in a home game against Pikeville.

November 9, 2023

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The Bulldogs drop two games in Woods Lumber Classic

The Union College women’s basketball team participated in the Woods Lumber Classic over the weekend.

November 5, 2023